Hiruko the Goblin
MovieTitle | ヒルコ/妖怪ハンター |
User score | 6.2 |
Release date | May 11, 1991 |
Genre | Horror, Fantasy, Comedy |
Director | Shinya Tsukamoto |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | Nichiei Agency, Sedic, Shochiku-Fuji Company, Wings, Kaijyu Theater |
Run time | 89 min. |
A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a goblin sent to Earth on a reconnaissance mission. He beheads students in order to assemble their heads on the demons' spider-like bodies. Hieda, an archaeology professor, and Masao, a haunted student, investigate the gory deaths.